Nightshift

Saturday, April 5, 1:00 p.m., @ 2220 Arts + Archives

West Coast Premiere with an introduction by Sarah Cooper

Saturday, April 5, 5:00 p.m., @ Now Instant Image Hall

Director: Robina Rose
United Kingdom, 1981, 68 minutes, DCP

Presented with Cinefile Video

Over the course of a single nightshift, a West London hotel clerk plays silent witness to a hypnotic constellation of guests.

Over the course of one night, a desk clerk (played by U.K. punk icon Jordan) works a shift at the West London Hotel, performing her mundane tasks and watching the eccentric guests float in and out of the lobby. As the night goes on, the time and space inside the hotel dissolve into a beautiful and surreal fantasy. With hypnotic 16mm cinematography by Jon Jost and whimsical score by Simon Jeffes, the film explores the labor and purgatory of the night shift, blurring the line between the everyday and the ethereal.

Distributor: Arbelos Films

Prior Screenings: 2024 New York Film Festival

Cast: Pamela Rooke, Anna Rees-Mogg, Mitch Davies, Jon Jost, Max Handley, Heathcote Williams

Writers: Robina Rose, Nicola Lane
Cinematographer: Jon Jost